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Bears training camp to feature high-stakes joint practices with Bills and Dolphins

The Chicago Bears announced their 2025 training camp schedule, highlighted by two sets of joint practices.
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The Chicago Bears announced their complete 2025 training camp schedule on Wednesday, which officially begins on Tuesday, July 23.

Most important to Bears fans are the dates they can attend practice, with the first public session scheduled for July 25. There are 12 practice dates in total that will be open to the public.

The most noteworthy 2025 training camp practice dates for the Chicago Bears are their joint sessions with the Miami Dolphins and Buffalo Bills, which will take place on Friday, Aug. 8 (Miami) and Friday, Aug. 15 (Buffalo). Both joint practices will occur at Halas Hall.

The Bears play the Dolphins and Bills during the 2025 preseason.

Chicago Bears head coach Ben Johnson walks the field during rookie minicamp
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"The way I view those in the past have been, it's a good opportunity to break up camp a little bit of a controlled setting – yet high intensity," Ben Johnson said this summer. "I think the competitive nature of just about everybody – once you get in between those white lines against an opponent like that, it goes up another notch. That'll be good."

Sure, it's only practice (insert classic Allen Iverson sound byte here), but if reports of a struggling Caleb Williams or overall poor performance by the Bears offense leak from the notoriously negative Bears beat? Yep, you can hear those sirens now, can't you?

All eyes will be on the development of quarterback Williams and his evolution in Johnson's offense, which is expected to produce fireworks in Chicago this season. Bears fans are envisioning a first-ever 4,000-yard passer, which seems like a low bar for a season goal, but... baby steps.

The announcement of the Chicago Bears' 2025 training camp schedule means we're one step closer to real, actual football returning.

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BRYAN PEREZ

Bryan Perez founded and operated Bears Talk, a Chicago sports blog. Prior to that, he covered the Bears for USA Today’s Bears Wire and NBC Sports Chicago. In addition to his Chicago Bears coverage, Perez is a respected member of NFL Draft media and was a past winner of The Huddle's Mock Draft competition. Bryan's past life includes time as a Northeast scout for the CFL's Ottawa Redblacks.

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